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FOR PRESIDENT, 



ULYSSES S. GRANT, 






OF ILLINOIS. 



FOR VICE PRESIDENT, 



WILLIAM A. BUCKINGHAM, 



OF CONNECTICLIT. 



NORWICH: 

BULLETIN OFFICE, 172 MAIN STREET. 

1868. 



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FOR PRESIDENT, 

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ULYSSES S. GRANT, 



OF ILLINOIS. 



FOR VICE PRESIDENT, 



WILLIAM A. BUCKINGHAM, 



OF CONNECTICUT. 



NORWICH : 

BULLETIN OFFICE, 172 MAIN STREET. 

1868. 



JVorfi^ich, Co7in., I'eb. 70m, 7868. 

Sir: In t/ie coifrse of oftr 7iaHo?ial /nstorv, the perso7i 
Jtoldhiff the position of lice ^Preside tit of the United States 
has, on three sieccessire occasions^ been called npoii to 
discharge the duties of Chief Si fag istrate on accottnt of the 
death of the "President elect. 

7'he great crime perpetrated on the 7^th of April, 7865, 
and not the free choice of the American people, placed 
A7idren' J^o?i7iso7i i7i the jjositioii he no ft' occupies. 7o 
gua)'d against the e.vecutire j)on'er again falling into ?/n- 
ji'ort/ij hands it should be our invariable rule, in future, 
to 7'eqni7'e the same e7m7ient abilitj, integtity a7id pu7it/y 
of character, as 7t>ell as statesmanship, in the candidate 
for the Vice "Presidencj' that are dananded of him 7t'ho is 
to fill thefi7-st office in the gift of the people. In no other 
}i>ay can t?ie sovereig7i rnll secure that efficie7icy, honesty 
and ability itf the Uxecutire whicJi our vast and 7-apidly 
gro)i'ing national interests at ho7ne and abroad impet'a- 
tively dema7id. 2he7'e is no g7-eater jje7'il than to i7it7mst 
the 7P elf a re of our countty to inco)npetent iuen : for then 
our ti'ants, as a people, are ?rnheeded ; all our varied in- 
dustrial j)U7'Suits suffer f7'077i 7ieglect; libet'ty, Jiistice, 
a7id J^ightfail i7i ttiat su7'e ajid steady suppo7't 7t'hich they 
ought at all tiines to 7'eceive fi'077i our ru let's : the adtnin- 
istt'ation of affaii's is attended jtith disco/'d and dissen- 
sio7i ; bad atid u7isc7'U2)ulous advise7's pe7ye7't and nullify 
the Icois, or their e.vecution is imj)eded ly /)(fssion and 
p7'ej?/dice ; utilookcd for coitiplicatiojis anbarj'ass the 
people, a7idfear a7id distt'ust pe7Tade the land . 



}fhiie, therefore, it'e Nr//e and nil/ Iffhor zealonslj for f/te 
Jiominatio/i and election of Gen. ULYSSES S. Gil ANT, 
as ^President of t/te llfited States, n'e ask t/tat t//e nnfor- 
tnnate error connnitted by the National Conrention in 
/86^, in jjlacinf/ all the statesmanship at the head of the 
ticA-et, may not af/aiji be repeated in 7868 . 

And hence, we cordiallj approre and endorse the recom- 
mendation of the recent State Conrention of Connecticnl. 
which has been so farorablv receired in other States, thai 
with the ?tame of 

Gen, U. S. GRANT, 

For I*resideiif, 

be associated that of the pare patriot and statesman, the 
steadfast friend and snpporter of the marty?-ed Lincoln 
dnrinr/ the da /'Aest period of the rebellion. 

WILLIA3I A. BUCKINGHA3I, 

For lice President, 

t/ius giving to the people, when they are called npon ne.rt 
.Yor ember to elect their rnlers, an additional gnaranty 
that their will, as e.rpressed throngh the ballot-box, shall 
not age/in be thwa/ted. 

(ror. y>nc/i'ingham needs no en logy front ns. Ilis nn tir- 
ing zeal and patriotisjn, as one of the most earnest of the 
meaty noble (iorernors dttring the war, his j)i(re and lofty 
statesmanship y his integrity that none can assail, are part 
of onr contemporaneons history, and are attested by too 
ma?tj' liring iritttesses East attd )l 'est to need recapittthf- 
tioit by ns. 

He beliere that with (irattt and :/>t/cA'inghatn, a glorions 
trii/m/)h frill be achiered i/t .A'orember, (ft/d that their in- 
dtection into office will be the conunencement of a new era 
in .American statesmanship . characterized b y lore of'Jtight 
and i/n partial J tt slice, by itttegritj, by rigid economy ; 
that the wastes of trar will be repaired ; that within onr 
borders peace and harmony will prevail ; that the several 
departments of the government 9rill worA- together in happy 
nnison, and for the good of the whole people, —establishing 



otfr /infuices iipou a solid basis, (Ufcf (/iri/tf/ /irn' life attd 
riierf/y lo t/te f/rcal ff(/ri('ffllffr((l, cotunfcrrial fu/d ina?iu- 
facltirinf/ i//lerests of ot/r rofnflrY- lltfl uou- o/tlv riwail Ihe 
• ' com i/i(/ m an."" 

We invite your co-o/feralio// . f)clieyin(/ l/i(fl a fall and 
ft'ffjf/i' disrassio/f nill f/irr sari/ //a eajiv i/tdir((lioa of lite 
popalar will as to leare for llie . Valional Coinenlion oalj' 
the ^fork of ratify in f/ tJie already expressed c/ioice of the 
people . 

}Ve shoald be pleased to hear roar riehs, which maj' be 
addressed to ^. B. Whittemorc, Correspofidifif/ Secretarj , 
Norwich, Con?i. 

Verj 'Mespeclfallj', Ibars. 

'President J\'ew Hayen, Grant ClKb. 

Pre.<ti(fr>it ('cntrat Grant Ctah of J/art/hrd. 

President A'orh-ic/i Grant Ctttb. 

Special Executive Committee of Hartford. 

Joseph :E. Ilawlej', Marshall Jewell y 

Will icon :B. Willard, JI. ./. J^ohnson, 

Albert 'Daj, Urasfas Collins, 

Jlenrv ('. 'JJeniija/, Charles T. I/ill ycr, 

.v. J. 'JSarton, ' /I. ,-i. J^crAins, 

E. A. :Biilkley, Calrin 'Day, 

fj. JI. Owen, John L. fhtnce, 
Georf/e G. Sill, )fVlliani 'JS. Cone, 

.lames L. Howard, Georr/e W. Jfoore. 

John It. J^acA', JaliasJ^. Strong/, 

L\ 'J). 2'ijfdnv, Lcrerett Brait/'ard, 

A. Jt. 7/arlbat, //enry 2'. Sperry, 

.Yelson A'inr/sbary, John 7^. Ttassell, 

Westell Jtasscll, . ] 'a than .Vayer, 

Georf/e <S. /^ in coin, J/ctson Smith, 

i;. .\\ Kello(/(/, 7). '7t. Woodford, 

TJzra TTctll, Gcorr/e 'P. Pis sell, 

John 77. 7>arnham . .^lastin 7)anham, 

J. G. :P a Person, J. G. 7^erA'ins, 

LA. 7)icA'inson, Leii'is 7J. Stanton, 

Charles G. 7)av, T. F. Sh alias, 

P. .It. 7iardick, Geon/c Past. 

Ttow land Swift, Allyn S. Stillman. 

Mi to 77 ant, 7 homas A\ Prace, 

Ellery 77 ills. 



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Special Bxecutive Cominittee of Norwich, 



Jo/ijf P. ,S/frter. 
Ile/n'v Jl. A'orfo// , 
Aw OS }f '. 'JVejttfce. 
./a 'cm ia/i Jf((isc^ } '. 
Ca/cb 7?. 'J^Of/ci\s\ 
J^ra/tA'/hi .1 '/r/^j/s. 
J^. Viiis/oH' )i 'iil leans, 
J$*. ?/'. Toittj)Ai/is, 
Edjiffi'd C/tappell, 
Wtf/i(fni 'I^. Greene, 
./o/i/i U. Ward, 
EOenezer Leen'Jied, 
t/osep/i Selde/i, 
P. St. jr. .-i/fdren>s, 
r/o/ui iP. 'Jiffrsto)}', 
A. iP. Shfrtcrant, 
S. -B. Case. 
Isaac Jo/n/so/f . 
A. II. J'aap//n. 
I'd f card IlariajicL 
.>'. 2'. Adams, 
Ednard O. .-Id dot, 
J^o/uf A. Stcrrv, 
Z. C. Cronefl, 
Gardi/ier Greene, 
Geon/e I*crA///s, 



I oj 'cnzo J^tacA'stoji c , 
,Iffmcs Ilovd Grec/te, 
)( V/t/am )} 'f'fttams, 
.-! f/</ast((s Ih 'CH ster, 
I/cjtrv I'/tt, 
Jo/t/i /*. 7t'a/t, 
Sam act . It on v;; ' , 
C/iarlcs Jotinso/t, 
Iifcias W. Carroll, 
David Smltli, 
Alba E. Smlt/i, 
.^mas(( C. Hall, 
J . .Ifonroe IIn?itui(/ton, 
Ilenr}' 'Ideate, 
millam It. 'Totter, 
Jail as V'ebb, 
Jo/ta .Itltclicll, 
y 'I Ilia m II. }f\ Campbell, 
Taal P. Greene, 
Asa .Yasli, 

'/licodore E. JlcCurdj, 
Jolni T. .-idams, 
Gardon T. Cottrcll, 
Geo. jy. Dffbalsson , 
John A. .dforr/an, 
Gcor(/e I . TerA'lns, 
.Icdcdiali Hantlngton, 
Allen Tenny. 



Special JExecutive Conunitte of New Haven, 

)t'(' cordially approi'e t/ie iiO)iihi((t/oit o/' C S. Grant, for 'Presi- 
dent, and JVtn . A. 'JiucA.ing/iatn , for }'ice '/'resident. 



H. jB. Harrison, 
Morris 7'vlcr, 
A\ I). Sperry, 
H. T. nigcJow, 

I. iLCtitJlcld, 

Sam net . It liter, 
S. A\ Eostcr. 
Henry E. 'Eardee, 
M. G. Elliott, 
James . It. )i 'oodfrard. 
}y'ales Ere net/, 
Simeon E. Taldiyln , 
IJ. It. Wrh/tit, 
W'm. II. it asset I, 
Henry }f\ Eoster, 



2'tios. It. Tronb ridge, 
Jofiit C. Holllster, 
Hdn in .Vat -bte , 
H. T. Ires, 

D. C. (Oilman, 
./otnt I). Carrl/t(/ton , 
Cyprian milcox, 

E. E. Harrison , 
Jesse Cadnortti, Jr. , 
A. E. Train, 
Atnater Treat, 

H. lyn de Ilai v ison , 
Wm. 29. Goodj'ear, 
Henrjy S. 2)a?cson, 
Wm. I. Hinffslej, 



Uzra C. T^ead, 
S. ^. Sniftlt. 
Alfred Wal/ccr, 
'B. JI. 'JJoiffflasSy 
JI, I*. Iloadley, 
Ednard Jiryan, 
J^dmund 'l^ejidietoji , 
jffenrv T. 'J^lake, 



C. S. Lyman, 
Arthur 'D. Osbor/ie, 
Jffmcs Fairman, 
Jo/ut V oodrffj^'. 
:R. J. 'Jiuiice, 
a. yr. Curtis, 
JV. T. jBustmell, 
E. I*. Yale, 
.lo/iu G. JVorth. 



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BIOGRAPHY OF GRANT. 



From Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's furtlicoiniiig work, entitled 
" Men of our Times," we condense the {bllowing relating to Generai,. 
Grant — a portion of our sketch of Gov. Buckingham being also 
derived from the same source. 

At the outbreak of the recent war, our first incjuiry, says Mrs. 
Stowe, who truthfully portrays the wide-spread anxiety of the i)c<)- 
ple in those days, was for a General. On account of his advancing 
years, Gen. Scott, who had won European renown, was soon obliged 
to call to his assistance one whom lie delighted to honor, and who was 
announced with songs and with cheers as the young Napoleon of 
America. The nation wanted a young Napoleon. A young ISTapoleom 
was just what they needed, and a young Napoleon, therefore, they 
were determined to believe they had, and consequent!}' nothing was 
heard, for a while, but praises of Gen. McClellan. Kverywhere he 
moved amid victorious plaudits, the palms and honors of victory 
being credited to him in advance b}' the fond faith of the M'hole 
nation. 

Meanwhile, the magnitude of this colossal war had fully revealed 
itself — a war requiring combinations and forces before unheard of — 
and we again feverishly asked, wiiei'e is our leader '! 

Now it is very remarkable that in all the great crises and convul- 
sions of society, the man oi'the hour generally comes from some ob- 
scure quarter — silently, quietly, unannounced, unheralded, without 
|)i'estige, making bis way alone and single-handed. When FraiHH- 
lay convulsed, alter thc^ terrible u])-heavings of the French I'cvolu- 
tion, there was one man strong enough t(\govern her — to bring Ijack 
settled society, law and order; luil In' was doing duly in an oliscurc 
place as a Lieutenant in urtillery. in like manner, when the Ameri- 
can war broke out, the General who was to be strong enough, and 
wise enough, and energetic enougii to lead oni» \vliole army t(; victo- 



rv, was :in ol)seui'(\ silent, sensible man, who was keeping a leather 
and saddle store in (Jalena, Illinois. He was a man principally to be 
noted for sayino; little, and doinif with certainty and completeness the 
duty he happened to have in hand. Yet this quiet man, who confined 
liis jirofessions of knowledge entirely to the business in which he 
was engaged, was an educated man, who had ])assed with credit 
through the military academy at West Point, graduated with honor, 
lieen promoted for meritorious services in the Mexican war to the 
raidc of (.'aptain, antl whose ])ower.s of conversation, when interested 
in any subject belitting an educated man, were quite remarkable. 

Of the details of General Grant's military career it is unnecessary 
to speak. His fame as a soldier is imperishable. His first successful 
campaign naturally pointed him out as the best man for the next ; 
and so from Fort Donelson to Vicksburg, and from Vicksburg and 
(.'hattanooga to Richmond, he rose from natural fitness, to his present 
position of General of the Armies of the United States. In the 
siege of Vicksburg, in particular, his strong qualities as a commander 
were conspicuous, for never was an enterprise hedged in with diHi- 
culties more gigantic; but against these Grant placed the silent, 
inflexible force of a will which no length of time could wear}', and 
no obstacles discourage. We can all remember that thrill of joy and 
thankfulness which vil)rated through the country' with the news of 
the great victory, for it was a double triumph to the nation. i*s^ot 
only was Vicksburg taken, but the General and Commander that the 
nation liad long been looking for, was at last made manifest. On 
.>[arch 4tli, 18G4, Grant was appointed Lieutenant General and placed 
in command of all the armies of the United States, and from thence', 
in his single strong hand those armies worked together. The rebel 
leaders could no longer beat a Union army at one end of the line of 
hostilities by massing all their troops upon it, and then whirl them 
away to the other end and beat another. As Grant was engaged in 
crossing the Rapidan at the opening of the final Richmond campaign, 
he sat down on a log by the road-side and wrote a few words which 
were telcgra])hed from Wasliington. They let Sherman loose to 
co-operate in the South with the Army of the Potomac in the North, 
aiM.l tlie rebellion was ground to dust between the two. 

In this final movement, the first act was the battle of the Wilder- 
ness. There is a story that upon the next morning after the first 
da3''s struggle in those tangled and all luit impassable woods, Lee 



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and his officers came out as aforetime, to see the Union forces going 
back again over the river, and that Avhen he saw, instead, signs of 
their resuming the attack, he remarked to his companions, "T/fC?/ 
have a General nam. It is all iq) with us!" The story may not be 
true; but its facts were. It was after six days of battle that Grant 
sent to Washington the despatch which ended with the grim remark, 
" I propose to tight it out on this line if it takes all summer." 
Spottsylvaniu followed, and Cold Harbor; the investment of Peters- 
burg, and that long series of assaults, forays, intrenchments and 
battles wluch ended with the surrender of Lee and the overthrow of 
the rebellion. 

In the early days of the campaign, Mrs. Grrant gave an opinion 
about Eichmond, when some one expressed to lior a' hope that her 
husband would succeed in taking the rebel capitol. She obsei'ved, 
in reply, with a dry simplicity of phrase : " Well, I don't know, — J 
think he will. ^li". Grant always was a very obstinate man." 

From the time of Grant's first appointment, he has gone steadil}^ 
and firmly forward, without bluster or parade. In quiet reticence 
and persevering patience, he resembles the Duke of Wellington more 
than an}' of the great leaders. Like Wellington and Washington, he 
seems possessed of a buoyancy of capacity which always rises to the 
height of any emergency. How modestly and quietly he received 
jjromotion ; how earnestly and wisel}^ he set to work, when all the 
reins of power were in his hands, to arrange that last splendid cam- 
paign which resulted in the taking of Kichmond and the surrender 
of Lee, the people do not need to be told. It will be liad in ever- 
lasting remembrance. 

Never had man more efficient Generals to second him. Grant's 
Marshals were not inferior to Napoleon's, and the unenvying patri- 
otic ability with whicli he and they worked together is not the least 
noticeable feature in the campaigns whose glory they share with him. 
The war closed, leaving Gen. Grant, who entered it from private life, 
in a position as noticeable and brilliant as any in the civilized world. 
He stands in the front rank among the leaders of human society, and 
in our American afiairs, still critical, he shows a Judgment and pru 
dence, a temperate wisdom and sagacity, which seem to point him 
out as no less fit to rule in peace than in war. 

Genei-al Grant has many qualities which tit liiin to be a ruler of 
men. Among them are s()nn'])lain and comnion-]ilnce vii'tues. Sueh 



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is his unflinching adherence to what ho thinks is right. Such is his 
unconditional public and private honesty. Such also is that scrupu- 
lous oflScial economy by which ho lias already saved our over-taxed 
country several million dollars by cutting down expenses in the War 
Department, lie also possesses other ver}' noticeable qualifications 
of a more special sort, and yet so rare among public men, that they 
must be named even in the briefest summary of his character. Wo 
refer to his chivalrous generosity in attributing the credit of doing 
well where it belongs, and also his remarkable wisdom in selecting 
men. Of the former quality, his noble letter to Shernian, at the time 
of his own appointment as Lieutenant General is a good instance. 
Of the latter quality, the names of the able Generals he called around 
him is sufficient evidence. The proved possession of this one faculty 
of rightly judging men, goes very far to establish the fact that its 
possessor is competent to govern : and when a strong will and stain- 
less public and pi-ivate morals are added, the presumption grows very 
much stronger. 

In all respects Grant has shown a wise statesmanship, which points 
him out to the country as the fittest one to replace to it what was 
lost in the sudden death of Lincoln. He is the people's candidate 
for President, and the presentation of his name for that high office 
meets everywhere an overwhelming and enthusiastic resj)onse. 



BIOGRAPHY OF BUCKINGHAM. 



William A. Buckingham was born in Lebanon, Conn., May 24th, 
1804. At the age of twenty he commenced in New York his prelimi- 
nary training for a mercantile life, and a few years later he estab- 
lished himself as a merchant in the City of IS'orwich, where his 
career has been alike successful and honorable. His enterprising 
life, his prudence, thrift, punctuality and spotless integrity, have 
given him, in the business circles of the country, a name without 
blemish or reproach. 

He was first elected Governor of Connecticut in the year 1S58, and 
was successively re-elected in 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864 and 
1865. 

From the close of the year 1860, he was of the opinion that com- 
promise with those who sought to destroy the government, was an 
impossibility. He argued that no human agenc}' could avert the com- 
ing storm — that even if pacific overtures should for a time quiet the 
public mind, yet the great struggle for liberty was not far distant — the 
contest might be delayed, perhaps, during Lincoln's administration, 
but still it was inevitable, — come it must — and come it would. In the 
language of the then President elect, he believed our beloved Union 
must soon be either all for Slavery or all for Freedom. 

When the news of the fall of Sumpter reached Connecticut, attend- 
ed by the Presidential call for troops, the State Legislature was not 
in session. Gov. Buckingham, however, had such wide financial re- 
lations as enabled him immediately to command the funds necessary 
for equipping the militia for the field. From every quarter came 
to him immediate offers both of monej- and of personal services, 
from men of the very first standing in the State, — the Hon. Mr. 
Jewell, of Hartford, the present Eepublican candidate for Gov- 
ernor of Connecticut, being first and foremost to co-operate with 



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Gov. Buckingham at this critical period. And Connecticut may 
claim, with honest pride, that no soldiers went into the field bet- 
ter equipped, or more thorough!}- appointed and eared for, than 
her own. Gov. Buckingham gave himself, heart and soul, to the 
work. During that perilous week, when Washington stood par- 
tially isolated from the North by the u])rising of rebellion in Ma- 
ryland, he communicated the welcome news to the President that 
Connecticut was rising as one man to the rescue of the govern- 
ment, and that all her men and all her wealth, to the very last, would 
be at the disposition of the countiy. These were the first tidings 
Mr. Lincoln had received from the North, and they assured him of 
the safety of the national capital, which, at that period, was but 
])Oorly provided with the means for defence. 

Gov. Buckingham's views, at the beginning of the wai*, were set 
forth in an official communication to the President, in which he de- 
clares that " this is no ordinary rebellion," — that " more than 300,000 
men were oven then organized, armed, and in rebellion against the 
government," — •'■ their preparations are on a gigantic scale, and the 
rebellion should be met and suppressed by a power corresponding 
with its magnitude," — that " the obligations of the government to 
the loyal, the principles of equity and justice, the claims of humani- 
ty, civilization and religion, unite in demanding a force sufficient to 
drive the rebels from every field," — that " the President in his mes- 
sage to Congress should ask for authority to organize and arm a force 
of half a million of men, for the purpose of quelling the rebellion, 
and for an appropriation from the public treasury sufficient for their 
support ;" — that " legislation upon every other subject should be re- 
garded as out of time and place, and the one great object of sup- 
pressing THE rebellion BE PURSUED by the Administration, with 
vigor and firmness, without taking counsel of our fears, and without 
listening to an}- proposition or suggestion which may emanate ffDm 
rebels or their representatives, until the authority of the govern- 
ment shall be respected, its laws enforced, and its supremacy 
acknowledged in eveiy section of our country." " To secure such 
high public interests," continued Gov. Buckingham, " the State of 
Connecticut will bind her destinies more closely to those of the gen- 
eral government, and in adopting the measures suggested, she will 
renewedly pledge all her pecuniary and physical resources, and all 
her moral power." 



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Such were the views of Gov. Buckingham, in the early part of the 
rebellion, as to the polic}^ that should be pursued by the government. 
Our statesmen were at that time divided in opinion. By some it was 
maintained that " the war would be over in sixty days/' and when 
these sixty days expired, the time was extended to " three months," at 
the end of which " the combination for insurrectionary purposes," 
as the rebellion was called by these sixty day prophets, would be dis- 
persed. But Gov. Buckingham took a more comprehensive and ac- 
curate view of the situation. He displayed a statesmanship equal to 
the great emergency. His knowledge of men. and of the motives 
which influence their conduct, his just estimate of the power of the 
rebellion, and the momentum it had alreadj^ gained, gave him a clear 
insight as to what should be our policy in the great struggle which 
had just begun, — nor were his energies paralyzed as the troubles and 
difficulties in our way were multiplied b}^ subsequent disasters in the 
field. The failure of McClellan's grand campaign against Bichmond 
made new and pressing demands upon the loyal North. Gov. Buck- 
ingham then again urged upon the country that greater sacrifices 
than any yet made would be required to suppress the rebellion, and 
noblj^ did he labor at this important juncture of our affairs to give 
the President men and means to battle for the right. In common 
with the honored Governor of Massachusetts, a statesman entitled to 
rank among the first in our land, — the late Jolm A. Andrew, — Gov. 
Buckingham was among the earliest to urge upon President Lincoln 
the policy of emancipation, ai'guing that such a policy was not only 
in the interest of justice and libert}^, — that it was not only right and 
should prevail : but that, in addition to these high considerations, it 
M'ould weaken and distract the enemy, secure us the sympathy and 
support of the emancipated race, and give us, also, a complete justi- 
fication in the eyes of the world, tor the course Ave were j^ursuing. 
Accordingly, on the :^6th of September, 18G2, two days after Mr. 
Lincoln's proclamation was issued, Gov. Buckingham addressed him 
as follows : 

" Permit me to congratulate you and the country that you have 
HO clearly presented the policy which you will hereafter pursue in 
suppressing the rebellion, and to assure you it meets my cordial ap- 
proval, and shall have my unconditional support. This State has 
already sent into the army, and has now at the rendezvous more 



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than one-half of her able-bodied men between the ages of eighteen 
and forty-five 3'ears, and has more to oft'er, if wanted, to contend in 
battle against the enemies of oiu* government." 

Gov. Buckingham's administration covers a period of eight years. 
Five of these were made arduous by the war, during the whole con- 
tinuance of which his relations to the President may aptly be com- 
pared to those which existed between Gov. Trumbull and Washing- 
ton, in the war for our independence. Ee represents fairh^ the wis- 
dom, energy and patriotism of our State Magistracy during a period 
which called for and was distinguished by the highest order of states- 
manship, and the most unselfish devotion to the public good. 
Strength of will Avas needed in those days when the destinies of the 
nation depended as much upon the resolution and energy of our 
statesmen as upon the strong right arms of our brave men in the 
field. The problem to be wrought out, was, the overthrow of an 
enemy well disciplined, and skillfully led — an enem}^ frenzied with 
the madness which ruled the hour, and bent upon waging unrelent- 
ing war upon the Union. To defeat that enemj', blows oft repeated 
were not all that was required. Generalship in the field must be 
sustained and supported by statesmanship in the Cabinet, — and by 
the statesmanship also of those loyal governors of the North who 
rallied around Mr. Lincoln in the dark hours of the war, to advise 
and to cheer, — those statesmen, fresh from the people, who could as- 
sure the President, from their own knowledge, that the loyal masses 
of the North would carry him safely through the struggle to victory 
— who could assure him that the great heart of the people was beat- 
ing strong and steady for liberty and for justice, and that for this 
cause they would pledge, as did their lathers, *' their lives, their for- 
tunes, and their sacred honor." When the Chicago Convention nomi- 
nated McClellan, and resolved the loar a failure, Gov. Buckingham 
knew they had resolved a lie, — that such a cause could not fail, — that 
the Union arms must triumph, — and to that end he labored with un- 
faltering zeal, and received earlj^ corroboration of his views b}' the 
splendid success of our arms, under Grant, and the speedy overthrow 
of the rebellion. During the whole contest, his judgment, calm and 
clear, as the peril became greater and more threatening, never failed 
to re-assure, at every manifestation of doubt or fear for our ultimate 
success. To Mr. Lincoln, in the course of the great struggle, he be- 



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came the trusted adviser, counsellor and friend. Though the gov- 
ernor of a State, his patriotism knew no bounds, and his great heart 
cared alike for all. 

As a statesman, Gov. Buckingham should rank among the first in 
the land. In the hurry and bustle of American life, mere politicians 
are often found occupying places that only statesmen should fill. But 
strong men, honest men, good men are needed to guide us safely 
through our present complications. The United States have become 
a great nation. They extend from ocean to ocean, — a broad belt 
aci'oss the continent, with a population that, for hai-dy enterprise, 
thrift, bravery, and nobility of character, has not its equal upon the 
face of the globe. If the old world is badly governed, the fault is 
not with the people, for there they have no voice in the election of 
their rulers. But to the people of the new woi'ld belongs the proud 
prerogative, which by their valor they have secured to themselves 
;ind to their posterity forever, to decide what laws they will have 
enacted, and who shall execute them. In the selection of our rulers, 
the citizen is called upon to discharge a duty as important as that of 
defending his country in the field against a foe in arms. If America 
is to be ruled by statesnien, then the people must do their duty. If 
mere selfish politicians, who are ambitious for their own personal ag- 
grandizement, and not the good of their country, are found in high 
places of trust, it is because the people have neglected their duty. 

It is important, then, that we should even thus earlj- indicate our 
choice of the men who are to preside over the destinies of the nation 
for the next four years, and while the people are now looking to the 
great West for their candidate for President, it is believed that with 
the mention of Gov. Buckingham's name, they will pass to the east- 
ward OF THE HUDSON RIVER., for the Statesman whom they will honor 
with the Vice Presidency, and, in that event, that the rallying cry 
in the great campaign of ISGS, will be for 



GRANT AND BUCKINGHAM, 



who will lead us to victory in November, and give us peace and 
prosperity throughout the length and breadth of our land. 



RESOLUTIONS 



ADOPTED BY THE EEPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION OF 
CONNECTICUT, AT HARTFOED, JAN. 15, 1868. 



Resolved, That it is the highest duty of our government to maintain 
the integrity- of the Union, and to ])rotect, to the fullest extent, tlie 
rights of the citizen ; and we do cordially approve the determination 
of Congress to so guard the interests of the nation in the recon- 
struction of the States recently in rebellion, as to secure permanent 
Union and enduring peace on the basis of Justice, Freedom and Equal 
Rights to every citizen of the Republic. 

Resolved, That in all public expenditures, both State and Nation- 
al, the most rigid economy should be observed ; and that in collect- 
ing the necessary revenue to meet the current expenses of the gov- 
ernment, the industry of the countrj-, engaged in ])roducing staple 
and necessary commodities should be left unembarassed, and all in- 
dustrial products of prime necessitj'' should as far as practicable be 
exempt, and all taxes should be levied on luxuries and other sources 
least burdensome to the people ; and all the burdens and taxes, both 
State and National, should be so adjusted as to bear equally and just- 
ly on all. 

Resolved, That the national faith, pledged for the redemption of 
the public debt, must be kept inviolate; and we denounce repudia- 
tion in every form, and declare that the national debt created to save 
the nation must be fully paid in good fjiith, and according to its tenor. 

Resolved, That our government, recognizing no distinction be- 
tween native born and adopted citizens, should demand of other na- 
tions the immediate and unconditional release of all citizens of the 
United States illegally held in military service, or in custody for 
pretended political ofTences, not committed on their soil ; and it is 
the duty of the government to enforce that demand, if necessary, 
with all the power of the nation. 



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Mesolved, That the thanks of the American people are due to the 
Union soldiers who periled their lives in defence of their country 
and in vindication of the honor of its flag; that the nation owes to 
them and to the widows and orphan children of those who fell in bat- 
tle adequate aid and j^rotection, and that the memories of those who 
have fiillen in its defence shall bo held in grateful and everlasting 
remembrance. 

Mesolved, That on behalf of the loyal people of Connecticut, we do 
hereby present as our and their first choice for next President of the 
United States, General Ulysses S. Grant. That we recognize in 
him not only the gallant soldier who led our armies to victory and 
maintained the Union in its integrity, but also tlie wise Statesman, 
true to the interests of the people; daily striving to reduce the pub- 
lic expenditure; more solicitous for the permanent prosperity of the 
country than for personal or party success — while at the same time 
he stands pledged by his recorded sentiments and historic deeds, to 
secure and maintain, on enduring foundations, the principles of the 
loyal men of the nation who sustained the government and the hon- 
or of our flag against treason and armed rebellion. 

Resolved, That we present with pride the honored name of Wm. A. 
Buckingham as our choice for Yice-President of the United States, 
and request our delegates to the National Convention to inake all 
honorable eftbrt to secure his nomination. 

Resolved, That we present to the lo^'ai people of this State, our 
nominee for Governor, Hon. Marshall Jewell, and his associates 
this day nominated, and pledge ourselves to make such eff'orts for 
the success of our ticket as shall result in their triumphant election. 



THE PRESS ON GRANT AND BUCKINGHAM. 

{From the yorwich Bulletin.) 

It is fitting that, unitccl with the name of the greatest soldier of the war, should be 
the name of one, than whom no man in a civil capacity did more to strenfi;theii the arm 
of the government in the hour of trial. It is right— an 1 we believe the National Con- 
vention will recognize the fitness of the selection — that with Ulysses S. (irant, the first 
on the ticket, William A. IJucivingham should be second. " Grant and Bi'ckinoham !" 
The names go well together. Two more jiopular candidates, or more worthy, cannot 
be selected. The Soldier, and the Soldier's Friend. 

{From the Noricalk Gazette.') 

The now universally conceded fact that Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, like Washington, 
whose rank he bears, will be accorded the first place upon the Republican ticket at 
Chicago in May next, renders it morally certain that a civilian will be chosen for the 
second place. It is equally certain that such civilian will be selected from the New 
England or Central States. It is in this view that we take the liberty, — without consul- 
tation with, or advice of any, not from local preferences, but sincerely and solely for 
the nation's good, — to add to the list of those heretoloru proposed, the name of that 
pre-eminent Christain gentleman, patriot and statesman, William A. liucKiNOHAM, of 
Connecticut. His nomination would be greeted with the hearty approval of every one 
who either wore or loved the Federal 151ue in our struggle with rebellion. No nobler 
or truer type of incorruptible patriot and accomplished statesman could possibly be 
selected to add strength and confidence to our ticket or cause. 
{From the Sprin/fjield Republican.) 

Ex-Governor Buckingham is fitly and enthusiastically proposed as the choice of 
Connecticut for Vice President on the ticket with Grant. No suggestion for the second 
office is more worthy of respect and cofidence than this one. Governor Buckingham 
is one of the four or five Governors who made a national reputation during the war, 
and led their States nobly through its whole history, lie would give the ticket an ex- 
tra strength at home, and render Connecticut less doubtful, while every where he would 
lend to it character and confidence. There is, every way, indeed, eminent propriety 
in the nomination, and the Republicans of Connecticut should urge it upon the coun- 
try persistently. 

{From the Hartford Post.) 

Though the terms during which William A. Buckingham served the people of this 
State as Governor embraced the most trying years in the history of the country, and 
when party feeling was most bitter and intense, and though he discharged his duties 
with a measure of fidelity that secured the good will, as far as any man possibly can, 
of the members of the opposing party, there is not a man in the State of Connecticut 
who would venture to speak disparagingly of the Governor who served us so faithfully 
during the trying years of the war. * * We question whether there is a 

single Republican in the State who would not swing his hat in air and give three times 
three cheers if the Chicago Convention should place under the name of Ulyssks S. 
Grant, the honored name of William A. Buckingham. 

{From the Neiv Haven Palladium.') 

Among the many names suggested in connection with the nomination for the Vice 
Presidency none has called forth a more unanimous endorsement than that of Ex-Gov- 
ernor Buckingham. Not alone has the Republican press in our own State enthusiasti- 
cally accepted it, but the foremost journals in the other New England States and else- 
where admit that no better candidate could be selected. * * * The soldiers 
love and honor the man who cared for their wants and provided for the widows and 
orphans of those who fell. We have made too sad mistakes in selecting a Vice-Presi- 
dent to risk another. The whole life of William A. Buckingham has been before the 
people of this State, and they know him for an honest, noble-minded gentleman, who 
would adorn any position to which he might be called. 

{From the Hartford Press.) 

Gov. Buckingham's name is already in the field. He is decidedly a " live" man ; is 
fresh from the people, having never become a routine politician, although for many 
years in the office of Governor ; never was beaten before the people, and has the pres- 
tige of success. 

{From the Hartford Courant.) 

Connecticut could easily be united, enthusiastic and victorious under Grant and 
Buckingham. 



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